CVE-2022-40897

Published: Dec 22, 2022

Modified: Nov 4, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200

https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be

https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/

FEDORA-2023-9992b32c1f

vendor-advisory

FEDORA-2023-60e2b22be0

vendor-advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/

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CVE-2022-40897

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